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Loomis
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2009/08/27 23:08:00 (permalink)

Power Wrapper Pix

Decided to take some initiative with some stuff I had laying around at work and build myself a motorized wrapper for building rods.  I have 102 bucks in this thing when the cheapest one starts at around 300....kind of off topic but I figured I'd share for those who can appreciate it, really speeds things up!







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    indsguiz
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/27 23:16:48 (permalink)
    That is outstanding workmanship!  Will it wrap a six-sided bamboo rod?  Some of the commercial wrappers get slack in them when the points go over the rollers.

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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/27 23:19:12 (permalink)
    Good job on that one ....  Is that a sewing machine motor? There are a few times I wish I had a power wrapper......   I

     



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    Loomis
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 08:28:33 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: indsguiz

    That is outstanding workmanship!  Will it wrap a six-sided bamboo rod?  Some of the commercial wrappers get slack in them when the points go over the rollers.


    I don't think I would risk putting a bamboo rod in there, I'd save that one for the hand wrapper.....

    And Skip

    Yeah that is a sewing machine motor, I got it off of Ebay the guys name is rod_building_tools, hes got alot of cool stuff in his store, check him out

    Thanks for the replies guys
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    indsguiz
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 09:53:43 (permalink)
    Yeah, I understand!  I bought a power one and it messed up a bamboo rod of mine so it's back to the 1860's for me.

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    Loomis
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 10:13:16 (permalink)
    Still got my hand wrapper!
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 11:08:30 (permalink)
    Cool loomis.
     I got a couple old motors that I was thinking about using for something similar.  Using a ceiling fan type of variable speed switch on it.  It won't look as clean as yours when done, but it should work.  I think...
     

     

     
     
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    Loomis
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 11:27:48 (permalink)
    DC or AC motors?  To be honest, the sewing machine with the rheostat worked good for me and it is really cheap. 

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ROD-BUILDING-LATHE-SEWING-MACHINE-MOTOR-FOOT-CONTROL_W0QQitemZ220464739502QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3354b8f4ae&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

    Check it out and see what you come up with, that guy got a ton of good stuff for sale on that site.

    It would probably be more economical then getting rectifiers for variable speed and risking a chance of burning up the motor, but let me know what you come up with.  Also, this guy has the idler wheels for cheap, better than getting your own teflon wheels, o rings, and bearings for making ur own.
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 11:39:39 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Loomis

    DC or AC motors? 

     
    heh heh, not sure.
     
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/28 22:27:05 (permalink)
    great looking job I am like skip  I wish I would have built one years ago but my hand wrapper will do for now but someday I may have one
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    RE: Power Wrapper Pix 2009/08/29 06:06:47 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: D-nymph

    ORIGINAL: Loomis

    DC or AC motors? 


    heh heh, not sure.



     
    both AC
    Both need capacitors ( the bigun already has a start cap. mounted... little one needs a 1-mfd run cap.)
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